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Bixa orellana

Bixa orellana L.


Family Bixaceae
Local Name Achuete; Aschuete
Habit Shrub to small tree
Habitat Terrestrial
Special Notes Seeds are red and numerous
Ethnobotanical Uses FOOD: used as flavoring;
Collected from Palali, Poblacion (Central), Sablan, Benguet, Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR).
Collector(s) Marivic S. de Guzman
Identification Verified By Blas F. Hernaez-(2002-11-26)-(Bixa orellana L.)-(n/a);Maria Karina Fullante-(2002-09-07)-(Bixa orellana Linn.)-(IK)

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